Thread: in total shock
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Old 01-12-2011, 04:48 AM
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sojourner
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If loving our addict children was all it took, we would have no addicts in this world.

Parentneedshelp: You have bottomed out on your daughter's addiction, and you made the mistake that she had bottomed out to the same degree that you did. That is something that I would say every single one of us here have done.

But now that you have bottomed out on this, it is your chance (and your responsibility!) to move into your own recovery even though your daughter is not yet there. It feels counterintuitive, but it is the best thing for you, your family, and your addicted daughter.

Keep coming back. There's lots of wisdom here. Pretty soon you will be passing that same kind of wisdom on to the newcomers who are struggling!
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